This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie A, Crotone holding 20th place and Spezia lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Crotone has the fewest scored goals (6) in Serie A
- Spezia have scored more than double the goals of Crotone.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has grass, which is not Spezia's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Spezia have performed like this: Played 45 matches resulting in 16 wins, 11 draws and 18 defeats with the goal stats 61-59 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for Spezia when visiting Crotone as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Crotone form and stats
Crotone, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Serie A, have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. With Crotone having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager G. Stroppa.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 410 minutes without scoring a league goal. Simy was the last player to find the net.
Crotone's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Napoli (placed 3rd). Prior to that, an away loss at Bologna.
Crotone were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Crotone have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost two.
The manager G. Stroppa will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Udinese in only three days.
Crotone have scored 2 goals here in 5 league matches, a depressing statistic. Crotone have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Spezia form and stats
2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Spezia in their Serie A matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Spezia in their previous game, as they lost their Serie A-match, hosting Lazio, 1-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cagliari that ended 2-2.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Spezia in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Spezia, six draws and nine defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bologna in just four days.
Spezia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Spezia have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Crotone wins - draws - Spezia wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. N'Zola 4 goals |   S. Tochukwu Nwankwo 3 goals |  A. Galabinov 3 goals |
Crotone missing players
Spezia missing players
| Crotone | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 24 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 60% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.4 | 11.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 37% |
- All of Crotone's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Spezia's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crotone has the fewest points (1) at home in Serie A
- Crotone has the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Serie A
- Crotone has the fewest scored goals (6) in Serie A
- Crotone has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Serie A
- Crotone has the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Serie A
- Crotone has the the worst goal difference (-18) in Serie A
- Crotone has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Serie A
- Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Crotone have yet to win a game.
- Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Spezia have scored more than double the goals of Crotone.
- Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Inter | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Napoli | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Sassuolo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Roma | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Lazio | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bologna | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Benevento | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Spezia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Parma | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Torino | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Genoa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 2 |